Portable baker and broiler.



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WILBURN OALAWAY GRANT, OF QUEEN CITY, TEXAS.

PORTABLE BAKER AND BROILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

Application filed November 9, 1907. Serial No. 401,477.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILBURN' CALAWAY GRANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Queen City, in the-county of Cass and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Portable Baker and. Broiler, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined bake oven and broiler and has for its object to provide a com )aratively simple and in expensive device of this character in which the heat is deflected laterally in contact with the meat, bread or other articles of food thereby insuring a rapid and uniform cooking of the food without exposing the latter to objectionable ases or fumes.

A further object of the invention is to provide the oven with a movable front plate or cover which, when in one position constitutes a table and in another osition forms a closure for the open side 0 the oven so that the latter may be used as a cup-board.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efiiciency.

Further ob'ects and advantages will appear in the followingdescription, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the ap ended claims.

n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined bake oven and broiler constructed in accordance with my invention showing the front plate or cover moved to horizontal position to form a su porting table. Fig. 2 is a similar view of tl e ortion of the device. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the front plate or cover in closed position to form a cup-board. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the broiler detached. Fi -5 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 3.

imilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The portable oven forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a casing or housing 5 referably trapezoidal in shape and formed 0 metal or other suitable material, said casing having its rear end closed and its front portion open, as shown. Riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the side walls of the casing are de ending legs 6 provided with laterally exten mg feet which 'ed on the top of the 'or eye serve to support the bottom of the casin in elevated position above the ground. rojecting inwardly from the side walls of the casing are laterally extending brackets 7 which form a support for a removable tray or shelf 8. The tray or shelf 8 is designed to receive the loaves of bread when the device is used as a bake oven, said shelf or tra being provided. with a vertically disposed ange 9 preferably extending the entire width of the tray, as shown. Secured to the rear wall 10 of the casing is a socket 11 in which is seated the rear supporting leg 12. ate portion of the leg 12 is off set at 13 so as to bear against the lower inclined wall of the casing thereby to assist in sustaining the weight of the casing.

ombined with the casing or housing is a removable front late 14 having a marginal flange 15 which ears against the adjacent walls of the casing or housing when the front plate isin the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and thus forms a closure for the casing so that the latter may be used as a cup-board or receptacle for containing ots, pans and other cookin utensils. The out plate or cover 14 is 100 ed in position on the casing b means of hooks 16 which engage suitable lbops or eyes 17 secured to the flange 15 thereby to prevent accidental displacement of the casing during transportation or shipment. The front late 14 is movable to horizontal position at t e top of the casing or housing and in which position it constitutes a table for supporting cups, saucers and the like, as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawin s.

When the front plate or cover 14 is used as a table the front end of the cover is supportcasing while the rear end thereof is maintained in horizontal position by a depending bail or yoke 18 having its opposite ends ivotally mounted in suitable c ips 19 securer to the inner face of the cover, as shown. The intermediate portion of the swinging bail or loop 18 is bent to form a loop 20 which yieldably engages the interior walls of the socket 11 and thus serves to support the table in proper position on the cas ng.

Attention is here called to the fact that when the cover or front plate is used as atathe upper transverse edge of the casing thus preventing the table from sliding downwardly 1 10 and rearwardly on the upper inclined wall of said casing.

v 10% or eye 20 inserted tact with the A handle 2]. is also preferably secured to the upper inclined wall of the casing so that the casing may be conveniently transported from place to place. The intermediate por tion of the handle is bowed outwardly in spaced relation to the adjacent walls of the casing and extends beneath and bears against the front plate or cover 14 when the latter is used as a table and thus assists in sustaining the weight of the articles upon the table.

When the device is used as a broiler the shelf or tray 8 is removed and a similar shelf or tray 22 placed in position on the support ing brackets 7. The tray or pan 22 is provided with a vertically disposed marginal flange 22 to prevent the escape of the juice from the meat during the broiling operation, said. pan being also provided with a laterally extended handle 23 so that the same may be conveniently inserted within or removed from the oven.

When the oven is used for baking purposes the cover 14 is either entirely detached from the casing or supported in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings after which the easing is moved to a point adjacent the fire so that the heat from the latter coming in conconv'ergi'ng upper and lower walls of the casing will be deflected downwardly in contact with the bread and thus thoroughly bake the same without exposing the same to objectionable fumes or gases.

table said cover is reversed and placed in position on the upper casing with the flange 15 engaging the u per edge of the casing after which the bailhs swung downwardly and the in the socket 11 hen the oven is not in use the swinging bail 18 is detached from engagement with the socket 11 and said bail folded flat against the adjacent face of the cover after which the latter is placed in position 011 the front of the casing and secured thereto by means of the hooks'16, as best illustrated in drawings and in which position the oven may e used as a cup-board or receptacle for storing diflerent articles during transportation or shi ment.

rom the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and efl icient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a casing having an open front, and a clo sure for the front of the casing and movable to horizontal position above the casing to described the invention what form a table.

2. A device of the class described compns ing a casing havingan open front, a plate the horizontal position constituting a closure for the front 0 casing and movable to Fig. 5 of the ing a casing above the casing to form a table, and a bail depending from the plate and engaging the casing for supporting the rear end of said plate when. supported above the casing.

3. A device of the class described comprising a casing having an 0 on front and provided with a socket, a plate constituting a closure for the front of the casing and movtal position above the casing zontal position.

4. A device of the class described comprishaving an open front and provided with forward depending sup orting legs, a socket secured to the rear wall of the casing, a rear supporting leg seated. in said socket, a plate forming a closure for the open end of the casing and movable to substantially horizontal position to form a table, and a bail secured to the late and adapted to engage the walls of tlie socket when said plate is moved to horizontal position.

5. A device of the class described comprising a substantiallv trapezoidal casing having an open front and provided with inwardly extending brackets, a removable tray sup ported on said brackets and having a vertically extending flange, spaced depending supporting legs secured to the casing at the front end thereof, a socket secured to the rear end of the casing, a rear supporting leg engaging the socket and having its intermediate or tion of? set for engagement with the adjacent inclined wall of the casing, a cover forming a closure for the front of the casing and movable to substantially horizontal position to form a table, and a supporting bail pivotally secured to the cover and engaging the socket for supporting the cover in horizontal position.

6. A device of the class described co1nprising a casing having an 0 en front, a plate constituting a closure for the open end of the casing and movable to substantially horizontal position above the casing to form a table, means for lockin with the side wal s for supporting the tion.

7. A device of the class described comprising a casin having an open front, a late forming a closure for the open front, 0 the casing and provided with a marginal flange, said plate being movable to horizontal position with the flange in engagement with the upper edge of the casing to form a table, clips having by the casing and ada ted to engage the porting handle secured to i e casing and having its wit said casing when the latter is used for tion bowed and bearing ag assist in supporting said p device of the class described comprisposition.

100 s for loo ng the p ate in engagement th closing the open end of the casing.

ing a substantially trapezoidal easing having to horizontal position to form a table, asocket secured to the rear wall of the casing, a bail pivotally mounted on the front plate and adapted to engage the socket for supporting the plate In horizontal position, and a supimony that I claim the f an 0 en front, a plate constituting a closure my own, I have hereto a for t e open front of the casing and movable in the presence of two witnesses.

WILBURN OALAWAY GRANT.

Witnesses:

JAS. E. Horomsou S. V. BAKER.

the upper wall of intermediate por- 15 ainst the plate to late in horizontal oregoing as flixed my signature 20' 

